CKD and Infectious Diseases in Asia Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities  Vivekanand Jha, MD, DM, FRCP, Narayan Prasad, MD, DM  American Journal of Kidney Diseases  Volume 68, Issue 1, Pages 148-160 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.017 Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Countries and territories typically included in the definition of Asia Pacific. Light green indicates those included in only a few definitions (Siberia is also sometimes included). Reproduced from Wikimedia Commons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Asia-Pacific.png; version 19:07, 28 December 2014). American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2016 68, 148-160DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.017) Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Putty kidney in a patient with genitourinary tuberculosis. (Left panel) Plain abdominal radiograph shows calcified kidney (short arrow) and ureteral wall calcification (long arrows). (Right panel) Computed tomographic scan shows totally calcified left kidney (arrow) and mural calcification of left ureter. Reproduced from Kumar et al.73 American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2016 68, 148-160DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.017) Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan shows lack of enhancement of renal parenchyma secondary to infarction due to renal zygomycosis. A thin rim of enhancement is seen in the posterior aspect of the left kidney (arrowheads). American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2016 68, 148-160DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.017) Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Kidney disease in filariasis. (A) Milky white urine in a patient with chyluria due to filariasis. (B) Retrograde pyelogram in the same patient shows retrograde filling of lacteals (arrowheads). (C) Microfilariae in glomerular capillary lumen (arrowheads) in a patient with nephrotic syndrome (scale bar, 4μm). The urinary abnormalities resolved following diethylcarbamazine therapy. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2016 68, 148-160DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.017) Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Increase in total outbreaks and total number of infectious diseases causing outbreaks since 1950 in Asia Pacific countries. Reproduced from Morand et al.143 American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2016 68, 148-160DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.017) Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions